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Missouri Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 28, 2020

3,794 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $139.80/cwt +3.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,243/hd at 889 lb · 402 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $147.62/cwt +3.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 711 lb · 284 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $143.56/cwt +7.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,164/hd at 811 lb · 258 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,794 16,564 24,496
Feeder cattle 2,783 9,648 21,594
Slaughter cattle 323 1,848 963
Replacement cattle 688 5,068 1,939

Market comments — USDA reporter

Special Note: ***Beginning January 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), through its Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News Division (LPGMN), will change the publication date of this report from Friday to Monday. This will provide a true weekly average price (Sunday through Saturday). Currently, LPGMN utilizes cattle auction sales data from Friday through Thursday to compile this report. LPGMN will transition the publication date from Friday to Monday. By changing the publication to Monday, LPGMN will capture additional sales that occur at auctions on Friday afternoons and Saturdays, utilizing sales data from Sunday to Saturday, to capture a true weekly average price for feeder cattle. The updated Livestock Summary will offer customers additional data to use in an evolving and competitive marketplace. You can access feeder cattle summary reports at: www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/feeder-and-replacement-cattle-summary or find a links to all federal and state market reports from Missouri at https://agmarketnews.mo.gov/reports If you would like to learn more about MARS and My Market News, please contact us at Websupport.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov *** Due to the holidays not enough sales to establish a market trend as most auctions were closed over the last week. Supply was light and demand was light to moderate. If winter weather doesn’t complicate transportation next week is historically the largest volume week of the year. Barns and buyers are eager to get back to business after a week or two off. Many farmers use this as well as the fact it is a new tax year to market livestock. As of last Thursday’s reports boxed beef cutouts were mixed. Choice closed up 2.41 at 209.95 and select was down 2.28 at 195.65 compared to Wednesday prior to Christmas. Feedlot sales were higher for the last week of the year. As of Thursday afternoon reported volume was just over 71k head of negotiated sales for the week with some more possibly taking place after hours. Compared to the week prior live sales were reported from 110.00-112.00 which was steady to 4.00 higher and dressed sales from 175.00-176.00 which was 3.00-4.00 higher. Last Thursday’s Missouri Stocker Formula consisted of 208 head with a weighted average weight of 554.63 and a price value of 152.62, up 1.16 compared to last Friday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–448 435 9 179.00–181.00 $179.76 $782 +5.08
460 unweaned 460 4 169.00 $169.00 $777 —
508–529 522 17 160.00–171.00 $166.06 $867 +5.08
545 unweaned 545 22 153.00 $153.00 $834 -4.39
557–590 573 44 145.00–160.00 $148.73 $852 -6.50
574 unweaned 574 8 140.50 $140.50 $806 -5.10
615–642 626 31 143.00–149.00 $146.46 $917 -4.13
653 unweaned 653 6 134.00 $134.00 $875 —
653–663 662 101 149.50–154.00 $153.03 $1,013 +10.46
701–729 711 284 140.00–151.10 $147.62 $1,050 +4.27
761–797 783 103 139.50–142.00 $141.03 $1,104 +3.39
800–830 811 258 135.00–146.50 $143.56 $1,164 +7.56
870–896 889 402 139.25–140.35 $139.80 $1,243 +3.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 4 180.00 $180.00 $693 +11.51
400–405 403 5 168.00–176.00 $172.82 $696 +9.52
454–493 471 15 160.00–171.00 $165.27 $778 +10.26
510 510 3 165.00 $165.00 $842 +21.97
516 thin fleshed 516 8 169.00 $169.00 $872 —
563–593 579 34 142.00–155.00 $145.85 $844 +2.89
629 629 4 145.50 $145.50 $915 +5.43
641 641 4 132.00 $132.00 $846 -8.07
657–682 670 12 131.50–135.50 $133.46 $894 +8.46
679–683 680 33 139.50–144.75 $143.79 $978 +8.09
702 702 12 135.00 $135.00 $948 -2.02
783–795 792 21 130.50–131.50 $130.74 $1,035 -0.60
813–825 820 20 133.00–134.00 $133.55 $1,095 -1.34
853–867 860 6 125.00–129.50 $127.23 $1,094 -3.39
904 904 12 125.00 $125.00 $1,130 -2.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 8 137.00 $137.00 $752 +1.11
582–595 590 12 133.00–135.50 $134.47 $793 —
682 682 30 130.00 $130.00 $887 +12.83
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1294 1275 5 101.00–102.00 $101.81 $1,298 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 25 145.00 $145.00 $497 +9.64
405–438 423 32 135.00–151.00 $144.49 $611 +9.46
456–499 474 42 135.00–145.00 $139.94 $663 +4.68
504–548 521 57 131.00–141.00 $135.01 $703 +5.89
560 560 7 121.00 $121.00 $678 +1.00
555–592 588 22 130.00–131.00 $130.09 $765 +5.23
615 unweaned 615 4 126.00 $126.00 $775 +13.46
616–617 616 10 128.00–134.00 $129.80 $800 +4.09
675–677 677 45 131.00–134.50 $131.54 $891 +9.19
712 712 9 126.00 $126.00 $897 +15.47
750–757 753 18 123.50–126.00 $124.88 $940 +16.88
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 unweaned 342 3 141.00 $141.00 $482 —
360–373 367 6 164.00–169.00 $166.46 $611 +18.65
451 451 7 151.00 $151.00 $681 +8.33
516–532 520 21 136.00–141.00 $137.22 $714 +0.79
554–574 556 46 137.00–141.75 $140.90 $783 +7.55
601–638 633 59 140.00 $140.00 $886 +8.52
652 652 3 126.00 $126.00 $822 -5.20
788–792 791 43 131.50–135.00 $133.78 $1,058 —
835 835 6 112.50 $112.50 $939 -16.04
899 899 8 120.50 $120.50 $1,083 -0.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 6 128.00 $128.00 $618 -2.00
669 669 7 118.00 $118.00 $789 +15.09

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 166.00 $166.00 $515 —
410–432 430 28 158.00–159.00 $158.07 $680 +3.12
540 540 3 146.00 $146.00 $788 +11.26
556–580 562 17 148.00–154.00 $152.54 $857 +25.39
709–734 727 15 129.00–129.50 $129.37 $941 +21.47
828 828 3 109.00 $109.00 $903 +15.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 567 5 120.00 $120.00 $680 +2.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1485 1237 80-85% 68 47.00–56.50 $51.45 $636 —
1130–1395 1244 80-85% 20 40.00–49.00 $45.31 $564 —
1120–1365 1249 80-85% 7 57.00–59.00 $57.99 $724 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1690 1406 75-80% 12 44.00–50.00 $47.75 $671 —
1110–1835 1480 75-80% 39 50.00–58.00 $54.76 $810 -0.76
1385–2030 1588 75-80% 14 58.50–64.50 $60.24 $957 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1220 1029 85-90% 33 42.00–51.00 $46.32 $477 +11.04
1065 1065 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $554 —
880–1300 1081 85-90% 24 34.00–43.50 $39.03 $422 —
1140 1140 85-90% 1 28.00 $28.00 $319 -21.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–2030 1540 12 61.00–75.50 $72.53 $1,117 —
1265–2300 1595 16 76.00–83.00 $79.35 $1,266 +11.80
1760–2195 1939 7 86.50–91.00 $88.56 $1,717 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
950–1220 1078 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 59.50–66.00 $62.96 $679
1258–1353 1306 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 60.00–64.50 $62.33 $814

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1350 1184 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 37 1,025.00–1,325.00 $1,177.67
1185–1200 1191 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 19 750.00–1,075.00 $887.84
1100–1385 1207 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 775.00–1,075.00 $904.10
1250 1250 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 650.00 $650.00
1260 1260 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 800.00 $800.00
1290–1300 1294 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 650.00–990.00 $786.63
1300 1300 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00 $700.00
1165–1460 1340 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 35 1,325.00–1,450.00 $1,392.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1170 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1145–1235 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 31 2,050.00 $2,050.00
1110–1465 1333 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 31 1,475.00–1,750.00 $1,689.39
1260–1425 1348 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 42 1,400.00–1,725.00 $1,597.78
1415–1465 1432 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,131.78
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1426 1426 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 960.00 $960.00
1400–1585 1490 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 40 1,525.00–1,700.00 $1,667.43
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1385–1435 1411 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 17 2,210.00–2,225.00 $2,218.07
Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1275 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 2,050.00 $2,050.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150–1180 1164 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 29 2,000.00 $2,000.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 27 1,650.00–1,675.00 $1,659.26
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1075 1001 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 1,375.00–1,475.00 $1,410.80
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1335–1360 1348 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 1,700.00–1,800.00 $1,750.46
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1365 1365 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,100.00 $1,100.00 -81.25
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,100.00 $1,100.00 +115.00
1200–1300 1267 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 1,250.00–1,450.00 $1,383.33 +323.33
1250–1300 1271 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 21 1,185.00–1,300.00 $1,234.29 +174.29
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250–1300 1283 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 9 1,485.00–1,550.00 $1,506.67 -49.58
1250–1450 1339 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 9 1,325.00–1,500.00 $1,402.78 +52.78
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,700.00 $1,700.00 +575.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.